The governor who rose to power seven years ago with soaring rhetoric about “together we can” is leaving office with a self-congratulatory victory lap.

The first third of Patrick’s final State of the Commonwealth speech last night was devoted to his past accomplishments, while just a few sentences were reserved for the state’s failing foster care system and health care website. Also no mention of his 28-day absence from public view last summer.

In all, there were more than 40 “I” or “me” references in the half-hour speech, and zero admissions of mistakes.

“When I came to work here in 2007, I expected to face economic challenges, but not a global economic collapse,” the governor said.

Translation: the state’s long recession wasn’t my fault.

“I expected to face public safety challenges, but not the failure of a key water supply, a tornado or terrorist attack,” he added.

Yes, he’s referring to the massive Weston water main break — that happened in 2010. And the tornado was in 2011.

Patrick also took credit for Worcester Airport being “open for business.” Actually, the nearly deserted airport closed for two years under Patrick’s administration and now only one airline is “open for business” for a few commercial flights a day.

“Today our doors are open to new markets around the world through direct flights to Dublin, Madrid, Toronto … Tokyo … Beijing,” the governor said.

In other words, all those trade junkets I took were not a waste of time and money.

And it’s interesting that Patrick is taking credit for airport expansion. This from a governor who waited until 2011 to take control of Massport by filling lingering vacancies on the board.

Patrick last night also boasted of working together with the Legislature, noting: “We execute our strategy collaboratively.” Yes, except if you’re a Republican.

In fact, much of Patrick’s speech was essentially a reaffirmation of his style of governing, which can be excruciatingly deliberate and stubborn.

While he vowed to “fix” the problems in the Department of Children and Families, he also defended his repeated inaction.

“When problems arise, we have kept our wits about us,” the governor lectured.

In other words, I will order an investigation and take a vacation.

And there’s this gem: “I am determined to keep our focus on the next generation instead of the next news cycle.”

Translation: I’m not going to respond to anything that’s in the Boston Herald.